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  1. Document 1111
  2. Command Comparison
  3.  
  4.  
  5. Description:
  6.  
  7. Command Comparison 
  8. This chapter contains a comparison chart of the DR DOS 6.0 operating system
  9. commands and the PC DOS and MS-DOS command sets. Note that Int. and I refers
  10. to internal commands (E are external) and Enh are enhanced over their MS/PC
  11. DOS equivelants.
  12.  
  13. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  14. Commands|DOS 3.3 PC DOS)|DOS 4.1(MS-DOS)|DR DOS 5.0   |MS-DOS 5|DR DOS 6.0 |
  15. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  16. APPEND-E|       X       |      X        |  X          |    X   |   X       |
  17. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  18. ASSIGN-E|       X       |      X        |  X(Int)     |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  19.         |               |               |   (Enh)     |        |           |
  20. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  21. ATTRIB-E|       X       |      X        |  X(Enh)     |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  22. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  23. BACKUP-E|       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  24. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  25. BREAK-I |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  26. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  27. CACHE   |               |               |   X         |    X   |  Super    |
  28.         |               |               |             |        | PC-Kwik   |
  29. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  30. CHCP-I  |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  31. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  32. CHDIR/  |               |               |             |        |           |
  33. CD-I    |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  34. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  35. CHKDSK-E|       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  36. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  37. CLS-I   |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  38. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  39. COMMAND |               |               |             |        |           |
  40. -E      |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  41. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  42. COMP-E  |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  43. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  44. COPY-I  |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  45. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  46. CTTY-I  |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  47. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  48. CURSOR  |               |               |   X         |        |   X       |
  49. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  50. DATE-I  |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |  
  51. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  52. DEBUG   |       X       |      X        |   SID       |    X   |   SID     |
  53. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  54. DEL-I   |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  55.         |               |               |   DELQ      |    X   |   DELQ    |
  56. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  57. DEL     |               |               |             |        |           |
  58. PURGE-E |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  59. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  60. DELQ-I  |               |               |   X         |        |   X       |
  61. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  62. DEL     |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  63. WATCH-E |               |               |             |        |           |
  64. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  65. DIR-I   |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  66. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  67. DISK    |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  68. COMP-E  |               |               |             |        |           |
  69. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  70. DISK    |               |               |             |        |           |
  71. COPY-E  |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  72. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  73. DISKMAP |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  74. -E      |               |               |             |        |           |
  75. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  76. DISKOPT |               |               |             |        |           |
  77. -E      |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  78. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  79. DOSBOOK |               |               |             |        |           |
  80. -E      |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  81. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  82. DOSKEY  |               |               |             |    X   |           |
  83. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  84. DOS     |               |               |             |        |           |
  85. SHELL   |               |               |   VIEWMAX   |    X   |   VIEWMAX |
  86. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  87. EDIT    |               |               |             |    X   |           |
  88. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  89. EDLIN-E |       X       |      X        |   EDITOR    |    X   |   EDITOR  |
  90. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  91. EMM386  |               |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  92. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  93. ERAQ-I  |               |               |   X         |        |   X       |
  94. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  95. ERASE-I |       X       |               |   X(& ERAQ) |    X   |   X(& ERAQ|
  96. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  97. EXE2BIN |               |               |             |        |           |
  98. -E      |               |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  99. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  100. EXIT-I  |               |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  101. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  102. EXPAND  |               |               |             |    X   |           |
  103.         |               |               |             |(req.for|           |
  104.         |               |               |             |MS-DOS 5|           |
  105.         |               |               |             |comp.   |           |
  106.         |               |               |             |files   |           |
  107.         |               |               |             |only)   |           |
  108. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------| 
  109. FAST    |               |               |             |        |           |
  110. OPEN-I/E|       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  111. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  112. FC-E    |               |     X         |             |    X   |   X       |
  113. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  114. FDISK-E |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  115. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  116. FILE    |               |               |             |        |           |
  117. LINK-E  |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  118. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  119. FIND-E  |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  120. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  121. FOR-I   |               |               |             |    X   |           | 
  122. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  123. FORMAT-E|       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  124. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  125. GRAFTABL|               |               |             |        |           |
  126. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  127. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  128. GRAPHICS|               |               |             |        |           |
  129. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  130. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  131. HELP-I  |               |               |    X(-h opt)|    X   |   X(-h opt|
  132.         |               |               |             |        |   DOSBOOK |
  133. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  134. HILOAD-I|               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  135. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  136. JOIN-E  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  137. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  138. KEYB-E  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  139. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  140. LABEL-E |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  141. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  142. LOADHIGH|               |               |             |    X   |   HILOAD  |
  143. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  144. LOCK-E  |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  145. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  146. MEM-E   |               |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  147. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  148. MEMMAX-E|               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  149. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  150. MIRROR  |               |               |             |    X   |   DISKMAP |
  151. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  152. MKDIR   |               |               |             |        |           |
  153. /MD-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  154. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  155. MODE-E  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  156. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  157. MORE-I  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  158. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  159. MOVE-E, |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  160. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  161. NLSFUNC |               |               |             |        |           |
  162. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  163. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  164. PASSWORD|               |               |             |        |           |
  165. -E      |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  166. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  167. PATH-I  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  168. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  169. PRINT-E |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  170. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  171. PROMPT-I|       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  172. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  173. QBASIC  |               |               |             |    X   |           |
  174. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  175. RECOVER |               |               |             |        |           |
  176. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  177. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  178. RENAME-I|       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  179. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  180. RENDIR-E|               |               |             |        |   X       |
  181. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  182. REPLACE |               |               |             |        |           | 
  183. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  184. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  185. RESTORE |               |               |             |        |           |
  186. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  187. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  188. RMDIR   |               |               |             |        |           |
  189. /RD-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  190. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  191. SCRIPT-E|               |               |             |        |   X       |
  192. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  193. SELECT-E|       X       |     X         |             |        |           | 
  194. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  195. SET-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  196. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  197. SETUP-E |               |               |    X        |        |   X(Enh)  |
  198. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  199. SETVER  |               |               |             |    X   |           | 
  200. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  201. SHARE-E |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  202. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  203. SID-E   |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  204. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  205. SORT-E  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  206. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  207. SSTOR-E |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  208. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  209. SUBST-E |       X       |     X         |    X(Int)   |    X   |   X       |
  210. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  211. SUPERPCK|               |               |             |        |   X       |
  212. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  213. SYS-E   |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  214. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  215. TASKMAX |               |               |             |        |           |
  216. -E      |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  217. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  218. TIME-I  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  219. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  220. TOUCH-E |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  221. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  222. TREE-E  |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  223. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  224. TYPE-I  |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  225. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  226. UNDELETE|               |               |             |    X   |   X       |
  227. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  228. UNFORMAT|               |               |             |    X   |   X       |
  229. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  230. UNINSTAL|               |               |             |    X   |   X       |
  231. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  232. VER-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  233. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  234. VERIFY-I|       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  235. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  236. VIEWMAX |               |               |             |        |           |
  237. -E      |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  238. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  239. VOL-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  240. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  241. XCOPY-E |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  242. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  243. XDEL-E  |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  244. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  245. XDIR-E  |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  246.